Cricket 1907

M ay 16, 1907. CRICKET*: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 133 176, Hayward (68) and Hobbs (125), v. Worces­ tershire, at Worcester ........................1906 169, Hayward (109) and Hobbs (77), v. Warwick­ shire, at Edgbaston ... .......................1906 168f, Hayward (82*) and Hobbs (75*), v. Middle­ sex, at the Oval ......................................1905 164, Hayward (76) and Hobbs (130), v. Essex, at Leyton ........................................................1906 138, Hayward (90) and Hobbs (60), v. Hampshire, at the Oval .................................................1907 135, Hayward (82) and Hobbs (85*), v. Gentlemen of England, at the Oval ........................1906 134, Hayward (69) and Hobbs (61), v. Essex, at the Oval.......................................................1906 127, Hayward (70) and Hobbs (58), v. Austra­ lians, at the Oval.........................................1905 127, Hayward (60) and Hobbs (77), v. Northamp­ tonshire, at Northampton ...................1906 100, Hayward (37) and Hobbs (88), v. Gentlemen of England, at the Oval ........................ 1905 f Winning the match by ten wickets; * not out. Reference to the prospects of Surrey remind me that in some quarters it has been remark* d that the season after next Mr.W. Findlay, the new Secretary, will beable to take his place in the team. This idea, however, is to a large extent incorrect, for, although Mr. Findlay may be qualified by residence in 1909, he will not appear in the Surrey Eleven. When the choice of Secretary was being made, it was decided that whoever was chosen should be a Secretary and nothing more. It is, in fact, doubtful whether Mr. Findlay will play even in Club and Ground matches. Somebody in Sydney has kindly sent me the last published edition of Anthony Hordern’s World’s Cricket Record Chart, which has been compiled by Mr. F. J. Ironside, sen. It is a very interesting production, and one which most clubs would welcome for hanging in their pavilion, although in some instances the information furnished is neither complete nor accurate. The chart, unfortunately, is marred by a claim being made as a record for a total of 1,238 by Ulster v. Macquarie, at Sydney, in 1874. In a footnote it is remarked that “ This has been questioned, but from personal knowledge of the compiler (F. J. Ironside), having seen the original scoring sheet, must be accepted as correct .’ 9 But, on the other hand, nobody will accept it as correct, and it is significant that Mr. J. C. Davis, the most painstaking of Australian chroniclers, ignored the game when dealing with records in his Annual. Mr. Ironside, in his Cricket­ ing Handbook , states that the match occupied four Saturday afternoons, and was one of “ systematic slogging.” Conway’s Australian Cricketers ’ Annual for 1876-7 states that “ there axe many who doubt as to its authenticity.” Mr. Ironside’s remark that he saw the original scoring sheet carries no weight, as anybody could very easily draw up such a document in a few minutes. The innings is stated to have been as follows :— U lster . T. Leahy, b McMahon 3 J. White, runout ... 178 M. Brereton, not out 186 R. Gibson, not out... 8 Byes, &c...............100 J. Flynn, b Webster 249 H. Brown, b Webster 147 T. Flynn, c McMahon, b May ................. 94 G. Mullens, b Thomas 247 B. O. Brown, b May 25 J. Williams, run out 0 Total ... 1,238 T. Williams, b May... 1 None of the above were players of note, and not one ever came forward to testify to the authenticity of the score. Strange to say, Mr. Ironside, in his chart, does not include the above match in his Hst of instances of fine individual hundreds in an innings. A few years ago he wrote—some­ what ambiguously, it must be added—“ This match has cropped up again in the Colonies, and I have given evidence so conclusive that I am not likely to hear anything more of, as was asserted, ‘ the match played in some back parlour.’ ” If by the “ evidence so conclusive ” was meant the bonajides of the score, far more than a statement of having seen the original score-sheet must have been made. Will Mr. Ironside consent to place the “ evidence so conclusive” before the English authorities ? If so, the columns of Cricket are at his disposal. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY TRIAL MATCH. M R. M. W . PAYN E’ S SIDE V . M R. F. H . M U G LI- s t o n ’ s SIDE. Played at Cambridge on May 10 and 11. Drawn. An interesting match between eleven Cambridge Freshmen, captained by M. W. Payne, and eleven Seniors, led by F. H. Mugliston, was commenced on Friday last. Payne hit eight 4’s in his 61, and Goodwin sixteen in his 99, for which he batted an hour and a-half. On the last day Payne’s Side scored well, but suffered defeat by six wickets. Score and analysis :— M r . M. W. P ayne ’ s S ide (F reshmen ). First innings. Second innings. E. L. Mellin, c Gorringe, b c Goodwin, b Rattigan ........................ 13 Lyttelton 0 C. C G. VVright,c Lyttelton, b Humphrys ................. 7 lbw, b Goodwin 0 C. H. Cole, c Lyttelton, b c Rattigan, b Humphrys........................ 13 Lyttelton 29 M. W. Payne, st Baily, b c Cornelius, b Goodwin ........................ 61 Goodwin......... 76 R. T. H. Mackenzie, run out ...............................■■1 c sub., b Goodwin 8 G. McD. Bottome, c and b Rattigan ........................ 1 c sub., b Gimson 30 D. C. F. Burton, b Lyttel­ ton ............................... 14 csub., b Goodwin 53 G. L. Cole, c Goodwin, b Rattigan ........................ 9 run out .......... 2 C. Reunert, not out .......... 6 b Goodwin.......... 4 G. J. Maritz, c Baily b Rattigan ......... .......... 0 notout................. 9 S. H. Stevens, b Goodwin 0 c sub., b Lyttel­ ton ................. 15 L. H. Adams, b Goodwin... 6 b Gimson ......... 2 B 2, nb 1 ................. 3 B 7, w 3, nb 1 11 Total .................134 Total..........239 M r . F. H. M ugliston ’ s S ide (S eniors ). First innings. Second innings. R. E. H. Baily, c Mellin, b c Mellin, b Mac- Mackenzie.......................23 kenzie ..............59 A. L. Gorringe, lbw, b c Stevens, b Mae- Reunert .......................28 kenzic ..............19 C. Palmer, c Stevens, b Mackenzie......................... 0 not ou t............... 12 B. Meakin, b Reunert ... 1 b Mackenzie ... 8 F. H. Mugliston, c Reunert, b Mackenzie ................19 H. J. Goodwin, c Adams, l. Mellin ................ ... bMaritz .........24 N. S. Cornelius, c Mellin, b Mackenzie ................. 0 not out................ 2 C. Gimson, c Wright, b Adams ........................22. cPayne,bReunert 0 C. S. Rattigan, b Adams ... 38 G. C. Humphrys, b Adams 0 Hon. C. F. Lyttelton, not out ................................ 0 C. E. Lucas, absent .......... 0 B 5, lb 3, w 1 .......... 9 B 3, w 1, nb 1 5 Total ..................245 Total (5 wkts)129 M r . P ayne ’ s S ide . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R.W. O. M. R. W. Rattigan ........ 16 4 37 4 ........... 15 2 72 0 Humphrys ... 13 0 54 2 ........... 4 0 19 0 Lyttelton.......... 6 1 23 1 ........... 16'5 1 56 3 Goodwin .......... 10*5 2 17 3 .......... 25 5 62 5 Gimson ......................... 5 0 192 Rattigan bowled two wides, Lyttelton one wide, and Humphrys two no-balls. M r . F. H. M ugliston ’ s S ide . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R.W. O. M. R. W. Adams ........ 21 7 63 3 ........... 4 0 24 0 Maritz ........ 6 0 32 0 ........... 5"2 1 18 1 Reunert ........ 24 4 73 2 ........... 12 1 37 1 Mackenzie........ 16 5 43 4 ........... 14 2 45 3 Burton ........ 4 1 10 0 ........... Mellin... ... ... 4 1 15 1 ........... Maritz and Reunert eachbowled one wide, and Maritz one no-ball. SOMERSET v. YORKSHIRE. Played at Taunton on May 9, 10 and 11. Yorkshire won by nine wickets. In their opening match of the season Somerset played two newcomers in Montgomery, formerly of Surrey, who had qualified by residence, and Whittle, who had previously been associated with Warwickshire, but now elected to assist the county of his birth. Recent rain had made the wicket somewhat difficult, and it cannot be said that Palairet, the new Somerset captain, benefited his side very much by winning the toss. He himself made 17 of the first 22 runs scored, but Braund played a very slow, though useful, game, batting one hundred and forty-five minutes for 18 of the first 95 runs scored. Woods, who was the recipient of a testimonial during the luncheon interval (see “ Gossip”), made the highest score on the side, obtaining 25 runs out of 29 made during the twenty minutes he was in. The innings closed somewhat rapidly after lunch, Rhodes taking his last three wickets for 8 runs in thirty-three balls. The wicket was faster when the visitors went in, and Tunnicliffe and Rothery made 50 together for the opening partnership in thirty-five minutes before the latter, who was missed when 26, was caught in the slips. The best display of the day was given by Tunnicliffe, who drove well and hit ten 4’s whilst making 06 out of 124 in one hundred and five minutes. Bailey bowled with much success at the end of the day, and, when stumps were drawn, Yorkshire, with six wickets down, wex*e only 32 runs on. Owing to rain, play lasted less than a couple of hours on the second day, the start being delayed until ten minutes to four. The last four Yorkshire wickets realised only 39, Bailey coming out with the excellent analysis of eight for 46. Somerset, 71 behind, lost Palairet with only a single score but Johnson and Braund then played out time, when the total had reached 39. On Saturday, on a soft wicket, the Somerset men collapsed in very disappointing fashion, only Braund, who carried his bat right through the innings, and Johnson meeting with any success. Lewis (15), when 9, played a ball from Rhodes on to his wicket without removing a bail. Yorkshire were set only 43 runs to win, and, although Rothery was bowled in the first over, there was never any doubt about the result. Score and analysis :— S omerset . First innings. Second innings. L. C. H. Palairet, b Hirst... 17 b Hirst .......... 1 Braund, b Rhodes ..........18 not out...................42 P. R. Johnson, b Hirst ... 1 c Hunter,b Hirst 31 Lewis, c Hunter, b Rhodes 20 cDenton,bRhodes 15 Montgomery, lbw, b Haigh 1 c Wilkinson, b Rhodes .......... 0 S. M. J. Woods, c Denton, b Rhodes ........................25 b Hirst ............ 1 G.W. Hodgkinson, c Haigh, b Rhodes ........................ 8 cWilson,b Rhodes 2 A. E. Newton, lbw,b Rhodes 3 cWilson,bRhodes 6 Whittle, b Hirst................. 9 b Rhodes .......... 0 O. C. Mordaunt, not out ... 2 b Haigh ....... 8 Bailey, b Rhodes .......... 1 st Hunter, b Rhodes .......... 6 B 2, lb 3 ................. 5 Bye .......... 1 Total ...110 Y orkshire . Total ...113 Haigh, st Newton, b Bailey .................21 Lord Hawke, c New­ ton, b L ew is......... 0 Myers, not o u t .......... 7 Hunter, c Braund, b Bailey ................. 1 No-ball .......... 1 Total ...181 Tunnicliffe, b Bailey... 66 Rothery, c Johnson, b Lewis ..............36 Denton, b Bailey ... 7 Wilkinson, lbw, b Bailey ............... 8 Hirst, c Braund, b Bailey ..............14 Rhodes, lbw, b Bailey 0 Wilson, st Newton, b Bailey ..............20 Second innings: Tunnicliffe, not out, 26, Rothery, b Bailey, 0; Denton, not out, 17; Wide 1.—Total (1 wkt) 44. S omerset . First innings. O. M. R. W. Hirst .......... 18 7 24 3 ... R hodes..........27’2 7 61 6 ... Haigh .......... 10 3 20 1... Wilson ... Y orkshire . First innings. O. M. R. W. Bailey .......... 32*4 14 46 8 ... Braund.......... 16 0 63 0 ... Mordaunt ... 8 1 31 0 ... Lewis ......... 24 10 40 2 . Second innings. O. M. R. W. ... 20 13 21 3 ... 26-1 2 ... 10 4 0 69 6 12 1 10 1 Second innings. O. M. R. W. ... 5 1241 4-5 0 19 0 Lewis bowled one no-ball and one wide. Messrs. John Piggott’s Summer Catalogue has been thoroughly revised, added to, and brought up- to-date in every detail. Eighty thousand copies have been printed, and one will be sent to every reader of Cricket sending a post-card for same.